Contrition
Contrition noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: once again she heard her abusive husband's tearful expressions of contrition
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Synonyms for Contrition
Embarrassment and contrition are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embarrassment" instead a noun "Contrition".
Nearby Words: contrite, contritely
Embarrassment
Embarrassment noun - The emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable.
Contrition and embarrassment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrition" instead a noun "Embarrassment".
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Related pairs
- uneasiness and contrition
- uneasiness and embarrassment
- distress and contrition
- distress and embarrassment
- shame and contrition
- shame and embarrassment
- mortification and contrition
- mortification and embarrassment
- chagrin and contrition
- chagrin and embarrassment
- remorse and contrition
- remorse and embarrassment
- humiliation and contrition
- humiliation and embarrassment
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Embarrassment and Contrition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrition/embarrassment
Contrition & Embarrassment. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrition/embarrassment>.
Embarrassment or Contrition. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrition/embarrassment.
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